Nokia N96 US
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- Posted: 26 Aug 2008 Announced: 26 Aug 2008
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 24 Sep 2008
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Successor of the N95, the N96 is dual-slider with both numeric keypad and one for multimedia control. It still has 5-megapixel camera, but now is with 2.8" display, 16GB of memory plus microSD slot. It is Symbian S60 Feature Pack 2 smartphone with WiFi, GPS, quad-band GSM support and dual-band UMTS. Unlike the European variant, this one lacks the mobileTV feature.
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Nokia N96 US specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.70 inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Slow processor (264 MHz)
- Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution video capture
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Symbian (9.3) S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Dual-Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.05 x 2.16 x 0.70 (103 x 55 x 18 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.40 oz (125 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.40 oz (125 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.80 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 143 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.83 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.83 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 9.6 days (230 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 9.6 days (230 hours)
- Talk time (3G):
- 2.60 hours
- Stand-by time (3G):
- 8.3 days (200 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 950 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
- Single core, 264 MHz, ARM9
- System memory:
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
- Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- microSD, microSDHC
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 5 megapixels
- Flash:
- Dual LED
- Features:
- Auto focus
- Camcorder:
- 640x480 (VGA) (30 fps)
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Radio:
- FM, Stereo, RDS, Visual Radio
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- S60 OSS Browser
- Supports:
- HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash Lite
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
- Satellite system:
- A-GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0, EDR
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device
- TV-Out, DLNA, UPnP, Computer sync, OTA sync, VoIP
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, Push-to-Talk
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 26 Aug 2008
- Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q4 2008 (Official)
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